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        "Verily and forsooth," replied Goodgulf darkly.  "In the past year

strange and fearful wonders I have seen.  Fields sown with barley reap

crabgrass and fungus, and even small gardens reject their artichoke hearts.

There has been a hot day in December and a blue moon.  Calendars are made with

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I got this today....

Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 01:53:34 -0800 (PST)
From: "Sani Usman" | Block Address | Add to Address Book
Subject: Urgent And Confidential
To: saniusman2001@{MAILBOXDELETED}




FROM DR. SANI USMAN
TEL/FAX: (DELETED)
PRIVATE EMAIL: {DELETED}


Dear sir,

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this
is by virtue if its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP
SECRET. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will
make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that
all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact
you due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably
informed of your discreteness and ability in transactions of this nature.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. DR. SANI
USMAN,a manager with the EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK LTD
Lagos. I came to know of you in my private search for a
reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which
involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account
requiring maximum confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:

A foreigner, Late Engineer Johnson Creek, an Oil Merchant/Contractor
with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death five years
ago in a ghastly air crash, banked with us here at EQUITORIAL TRUST
BANK LTD. Lagos, and had a closing balance of US$9.260M (Nine Million,
Two Hundred and Sixty Thousand United States Dollars) which the
bank now unquestionably expects it to be claimed by any available
foreign next-of-kin of the Late beneficiary or alternatively be
donated to a discredited trust fund for arms and ammunition at a
military war college here in Nigeria. Fervent valuable efforts are
being made by the EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK LTD to get in
touch with any of the Creek family or relatives but proved to no
avail.

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to
locate any of Late Engr. Johnson Creeks next-of-kin (he had no known
wife and children) that the management under the influence of our
chairman and member of the board of directors, retired Major General
Kalu Uke Kalu, that an arrangement be made for the funds to be declared
UNCLAIMABLE and subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms
and Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in Africa and the world in general.

In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted
colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next-of-kin to Late Engr. Johnson Creek so that the funds US$9.260M
would be released and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary
next-of-kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund
will be carefully worked out and more so we are assuring you of
a 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest would
be for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes in your country.

We have agreed that, the funds will be shared thus, after it has
been transferred into your account

1. 15% of the money will go to you for acting as the
beneficiary of the funds.

2. 5% will be set aside for reimbursement to both
parties for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the course
of the transfer.

3. 80% to us the originators of the transaction.

If this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take undue
advantage of the trust, we hope to bestow on you and your company,
then kindly get to me immediately via my private Email:saniusman@{MAILBOXDELETED}
or fax No. {DELETED} for security reason. Furnishing me with
your most confidential telephone, fax number and
exclusive bank particulars so that I can use these information to
apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your
favour.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated
co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

DR. SANI USMAN
(EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK LTD.)

---

Here's the official Secret Service web page: (http://www.ustreas.gov/usss)

Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud Overview
The perpetrators of Advance Fee Fraud (AFF), known internationally as "4-1-9" fraud after the section of the Nigerian penal code which addresses fraud schemes, are often very creative and innovative.

Unfortunately, there is a perception that no one is prone to enter into such an obviously suspicious relationship. However, a large number of victims are enticed into believing they have been singled out from the masses to share in multi-million dollar windfall profits for doing absolutely nothing. It is also a misconception that the victim's bank account is requested so the culprit can plunder it -- this is not the primary reason for the account request -- merely a signal they have hooked another victim.

In almost every case there is a sense of urgency;
The victim is enticed to travel to Nigeria or a border country;
There are many forged official looking documents;
Most of the correspondence is handled by fax or through the mail;
Blank letterheads and invoices are requested from the victim along with the banking particulars;
Any number of Nigerian fees are requested for processing the transaction with each fee purported to be the last required;
The confidential nature of the transaction is emphasized;
There are usually claims of strong ties to Nigerian officials;
A Nigerian residing in the U.S., London or other foreign venue may claim to be a clearing house bank for the Central Bank of Nigeria;
Offices in legitimate government buildings appear to have been used by impostors posing as the real occupants or officials.
The most common forms of these fraudulent business proposals fall into seven main categories:

Disbursement of money from wills
Contract fraud (C.O.D. of goods or services)
Purchase of real estate
Conversion of hard currency
Transfer of funds from over invoiced contracts
Sale of crude oil at below market prices
The most prevalent and successful cases of Advance Fee Fraud is the fund transfer scam. In this scheme, a company or individual will typically receive an unsolicited letter by mail from a Nigerian claiming to be a senior civil servant. In the letter, the Nigerian will inform the recipient that he is seeking a reputable foreign company or individual into whose account he can deposit funds ranging from $10-$60 million that the Nigerian government overpaid on some procurement contract.

The criminals obtain the names of potential victims from a variety of sources including trade journals, professional directories, newspapers, and commercial libraries. They do not target a single company, but rather send out mailings en masse. The sender declares that he is a senior civil servant in one of the Nigerian Ministries, usually the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The letters refer to investigations of previous contracts awarded by prior regimes alleging that many contracts were over invoiced. Rather than return the money to the government, they desire to transfer the money to a foreign account. The sums to be transferred average between $10,000,000 to $60,000,000 and the recipient is usually offered a commission up to 30 percent for assisting in the transfer.

Initially, the intended victim is instructed to provide company letterheads and pro forma invoicing that will be used to show completion of the contract. One of the reasons is to use the victim's letterhead to forge letters of recommendation to other victim companies and to seek out a travel visa from the American Embassy in Lagos. The victim is told that the completed contracts will be submitted for approval to the Central Bank of Nigeria. Upon approval, the funds will be remitted to an account supplied by the intended victim.

The goal of the criminal is to delude the target into thinking that he is being drawn into a very lucrative, albeit questionable, arrangement. The intended victim must be reassured and confident of the potential success of the deal. He will become the primary supporter of the scheme and willingly contribute a large amount of money when the deal is threatened. The term "when" is used because the con-within-the-con is the scheme will be threatened in order to persuade the victim to provide a large sum of money to save the venture.

The letter, while appearing transparent and even ridiculous to most, unfortunately is growing in its effectiveness. It sets the stage and is the opening round of a two-layered scheme or scheme within a scheme. The fraudster will eventually reach someone who, while skeptical, desperately wants the deal to be genuine.

Victims are almost always requested to travel to Nigeria or a border country to complete a transaction. Individuals are often told that a visa will not be necessary to enter the country. The Nigerian con artists may then bribe airport officials to pass the victims through Immigration and Customs. Because it is a serious offense in Nigeria to enter without a valid visa, the victim's illegal entry may be used by the fraudsters as leverage to coerce the victims into releasing funds. Violence and threats of physical harm may be employed to further pressure victims. In June of 1995, an American was murdered in Lagos, Nigeria, while pursuing a 4-1-9 scam, and numerous other foreign nationals have been reported as missing.

Victims are often convinced of the authenticity of Advance Fee Fraud schemes by the forged or false documents bearing apparently official Nigerian government letterhead, seals, as well as false letters of credit, payment schedules and bank drafts. The fraudster may establish the credibility of his contacts, and thereby his influence, by arranging a meeting between the victim and "government officials" in real or fake government offices.

In the next stage some alleged problem concerning the "inside man" will suddenly arise. An official will demand an up-front bribe or an unforeseen tax or fee to the Nigerian government will have to be paid before the money can be transferred. These can include licensing fees, registration fees, and various forms of taxes and attorney fees. Normally each fee paid is described as the very last fee required. Invariably, oversights and errors in the deal are discovered by the Nigerians, necessitating additional payments and allowing the scheme to be stretched out over many months.

Several reasons have been submitted why Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud has undergone a dramatic increase in recent years. The explanations are as diverse as the types of schemes. The Nigerian Government blames the growing problem on mass unemployment, extended family systems, a get rich quick syndrome, and, especially, the greed of foreigners.

Indications are that Advance Fee Fraud grosses hundreds of millions of dollars annually and the losses are continuing to escalate. In all likelihood, there are victims who do not report their losses to authorities due to either fear or embarrassment.

In response to this growing epidemic, the United States Secret Service established "Operation 4-1-9" designed to target Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud on an international basis. The Financial Crimes Division of the Secret Service receives approximately 100 telephone calls from victims/potential victims and 300-500 pieces of related correspondence per day.

Secret Service agents have been assigned on a temporary basis to the American Embassy in Lagos to address the problem in that arena. Agents have established liaison with Nigerian officials, briefed other embassies on the widespread problem, and have assisted in the extrication of U.S. citizens in distress.

If you have been victimized by one of these schemes, please forward appropriate written documentation to the United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, or telephone (202) 406-5850, or contact by e-mail.

If you have received a letter, but have not lost any monies to this scheme, please fax a copy of that letter to (202) 406-5031.

The Funniest Joke in the World?

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are going camping. They pitch their tent under the stars and go to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes wakes Watson up.

"Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you deduce."

Watson says, "I see millions of stars, and if there are millions of stars, and if even a few of those have planets, it’s quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life."

Holmes replied: "Watson, you idiot, somebody stole our tent!"

SkyscraperPage.com Forum - "Israeli art students" deported

...And while you're at it, port it to the Atari ST as well. And don't forget to
turn off the light when you leave the room!... and take a bath too!

Holdout States Want Microsoft Office Ported to Linux | Computerworld News & Features Story

How about SWODNIL? WINDNOT? DIMDOWS? DILBERTOS?.. hey, that's not bad!
Brief: Microsoft sues Lindows.com over name | Computerworld News & Features Story

Urinals of the J. Paul Getty Museum

Kids' Toys at Kid Sized Prices - CheapCheapToys: Featured Products

Also: 100 Big Coupons.COM - thanks, Andy!

Post-It Theater

Error messages within Linux - from http://unattached.i-no.de/english/linux.php

* Nobody will ever see this message :-) */
panic("Cannot initialize video hardware\n");
2.0.38 /usr/src/linux/arch/m68k/atari/atafb.c

panic("bad_user_access_length executed (not cool, dude)");
2.0.38 /usr/src/linux/kernel/panic.c

if (user_specified)
/* Didn't work, but the user is convinced this is the
* place. */
2.4.0-test2 /usr/src/linux/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c

panic("Lucy in the sky....");
2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/arch/sparc64/kernel/starfire.c

printk("HPFS: Grrrr... Kernel memory corrupted ... going on, but
it'll crash very soon :-(\n");
2.4.3 linux/fs/hpfs/super.c


panic("mother...");
2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/drivers/block/cpqarray.c

#define BB_STAT2_TMP_INTR 0x10 /* My Penguins are burning.
Are you able to smell it? */
2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/include/asm-sparc/obio.h

# Basic IBM dingbats, some of which will never have a purpose clear
# to mankind
2.4.0 linux/drivers/char/cp437.uni



/*
* For moronic filesystems that do not allow holes in file.
* We may have to extend the file.
*/
2.4.0-test2 /usr/src/linux/fs/buffer.c


printk("Illegal format on cdrom. Pester manufacturer.\n");
2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/fs/isofs/inode.c


panic("IRQ, you lose...");
2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/arch/mips/sgi/kernel/indy_int.c

prom_printf("Detected PenguinPages, getting out of here.\n");
2.0.38 /usr/src/linux/arch/sparc/mm/srmmu.c

printk("autofs: Out of inode numbers -- what the heck did you do??\n");
2.0.38 /usr/src/linux/fs/autofs/root.c


/* vsprintf.c -- Lars Wirzenius & Linus Torvalds. */
*
* Wirzenius wrote this portably, Torvalds fucked it up :-)
*/
2.2.16 /usr/src/linux/lib/vsprintf.c

/* Fuck. The f-word is here so you can grep for it :-) */
2.4.3 linux/include/asm-mips/mmu_context.h

Slight Overloading problem...

welcome to unnovations

Ah some history... see "PVAC" and "COMPUMART"
213 BBS List
And... Hovercraft...
818 BBS List

A Lonely Hanukah for the last two Jews in Kabul...FOXNews.com

Omar's living in the back of a car? - from The Times of India

"Dude, let's cruise the liquor store again, maybe that babe Betwa is back..."

The Top 12 Things Uttered by Yoda While Making Love Funny, these are. "A cold sore, it is only..."

TechTV | Gibson Makes Music 'Magic'

STAR WARS ASCIIMATION - Main Page

A start-up's true tale (12/01/2001)

here IT is... I like the name Ginger better than... Segway

NYTimes article on the SEGWAY, formerly known as IT or Ginger...

An Inventor Unveils His Mysterious Personal Transportation Device

More on IT.

theITquestion.com - What is 'IT'?

IT, or GINGER, is revealed!!!!

Well, butter me on one side and call me toast, I'm impressed... this IS going to be very big indeed. I'd buy one...

TIME.com: Reinventing the Wheel

R.I.P.

Former Beatle George Harrison Dies at Age 58

"The ritual consists of interested humans arriving at a predetermined Wal-Mart at 12 noon on the first Sunday of every month and proceeding to push empty shopping carts slowly and silently through the aisles."
whirlmart_statement

isn't it cute? A giant condom surrounded by asian models....
Yahoo! News - Reuters Photo

Blitzkrieg Toyz in New York City has just shipped 3,000 "El Comandante Fidel Castro" action figures to retailers. The 12-inch, hand-painted dolls are available in two styles: Revolutionary Fidel with jet black hair and beard, and salt-and-pepper Modern Fidel. Blitzkrieg offers the figures to retailers for $45; on shelves, they sell for $65. A recent auction on eBay fetched more than $100.

Revolutions in doll making - 2001-11-05 - South Florida Business Journal

eNormicom: Welcome to eNormicom!

37signals > Design Not Found > Real World Examples of Good and Bad Contingency Design

The Boxin' Sumo Robot Kit at the Robot Store

Obiturary: Rosemary Brown - from The Times (UK) "She went shopping with Liszt"

I find that this helps, too...

The Home Depot Bet - Home Depot Bet Weblog - Coming Soon

NewsForge | CP/M collection is back online with an Open Source license

CP/M freed by Lineo (formerly Caldera)...

Too Tired to be Root

recipe for Whole Stuffed Camel
...really!

Dot-Com Is Dot-Gone, and the Dream With It

First person account of the Mazar-I-Sharif prisoner battle - MATT DRUDGE // DRUDGE REPORT 2000®

CIA Agent Possibly Dead in Mazar Revolt - Media

Robo Runner

TouristGuy.com Flash by SWiSH

The Crash of American Airlines 587 at Rockaway Beach New York, was caused by inexplicable structural failure

Go to http://www.touristguy.com and click on "Origin" to see the first
faked photo that appeared shortly after 9/11.

Then go to the Gallery and see everything else.

Finish up with a visit to the News section and click on "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US"

Red Hat proposes alternative in Microsoft settlement

Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. has sprung an alternative settlement to resolve
class-action lawsuits against Microsoft. It says Microsoft should pay for more
hardware, not software that could extend its reach.

http://computerworld.com/nlt/0%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO65972_NLTAM%2C00.html

The True History of Thanksgiving



"The first Thanksgiving did not occur in 1621 when the pilgrim survivors of the first winter sat down to dinner with their Indian friends. The first official day of thanksgiving and feasting in Massachusetts was proclaimed by Gov. Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637. He did this to give thanks for the safe return of men from the colony who had gone to what is now Mystic, Connecticut to participate in themassacre of over 700 Pequot men, women and children.

"What happened in October of 1621 may have been a harvest home, but the Indians who attended were not even invited by the Pilgrims, who considered our people to be devils. No turkey, cranberry sauce, or pumpkin pie was served. Just days before this alleged thanksgiving communion, a company of pilgrims led by Myles Standish actively sought the head of a local chief. The pilgrims deliberately caused a rivalry between two friendly Indians, pitting one against the other in the classic European method of divide and conquer. An 11 foot high wall was erected around the entire Plymouth settlement for the purpose of keeping the Indians out."


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. . .from the speech by Moonanum James, Co-Leader of United American Indians of New England at the 29th National Day of Mourning, November 26, 1998

Samuel L. Jackson!!! (thanks, Robert)

Bill Gates: "You owe me one, Linus..." ???


I, Cringely | The Pulpit

Remember Microsoft BOB?
Remember Bob the programming language?

What About Bob?

Leonid Pics!

Leonids 2001 Meteor Gallery

Furbeowulf Cluster Computing - build your own supercomputer!

The Afghanistan winter isn't as bad as they're making it out to be...TNR Online | Daily Express: Hazy Shade of Winter by Nicholas Thompson

BS - How To Build An Atom Bomb

The Village Voice: Nation: Mondo Washington: Al Qaeda Duped? by James Ridgeway

Now YOU can bend forks...
#fork-you.com#

note the date...

 8-Jun-84 10:29:10-MDT,646;000000000000

Return-Path: 

Received: from AMSAA by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Fri 8 Jun 84 10:29:06-MDT

Received: From jpl-vlsi.arpa.ARPA by AMSAA via smtp;  8 Jun 84 12:00 EDT

Date: 8 Jun 1984 0853 PDT

From: Jeff Skaletsky 

Subject: USR Password Production halt?

To: info-cpm@Amsaa.ARPA

Reply-To: JEFF@JPL-VLSI.ARPA



Anyone with information on the production halt of the US Robotics

Password modem?  Is this a discontinuation, a temporary QC problem,

or a lawsuit?  Also, I'd appreciate any comments on the Promethius

Modem as an alternative.



Thanks,

					Jeff Skaletsky 

A blast from the past... first BETA of gcc??? I feel old...

Geocrawler.com - a2ps - GCC: Anyone working on a port?

HP is phasing out their 29 year old 3000 line of servers. Guess I can finally toss that MPE manual I have.

This isn't the Bride you're looking for...

TheForce.net - Star Wars Humor Caption #52

Guide to BLACK HELICOPTERS

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news) said on Friday it will build a supercomputer that is smaller and 15 times speedier than the current fastest computer, enabling users to solve complex questions more quickly and opening the door for its commercial use.

The new computer is expected to be used for everything from weather modeling to studying genomics data and running commercial database applications, IBM said.

It is the second computer planned as part of an expanding five-year, $100 million project called Blue Gene which IBM began in 1999 with the intention of studying proteins.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011109/tc/tech_ibm_supercomputer_dc_1.html

Boy dresses as vagina for High School Halloween party - and then is suspended...ABCNEWS.com : Weird News: The Wolf Files

This is a cool fighting game (web based):

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Ananova - CIA put transmitter in cat and used tail as antenna to get Kremlin secrets

Headlines for root.skaletsky.org, Too Tired to be Root...

World: CIA put transmitter in cat and used tail as antenna to get Kremlin secrets. 02:51 ET - Ananova [NewsBlip.com]
3:13:54 AM
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Australian tax dollars at work. The Australian government has put together The National Public Toilet Map. As the name suggests, it is an interactive map of every public toilet in the country. [kuro5hin.org]
3:12:27 AM
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HP Calculator Department is Closing [Slashdot]
1:31:58 AM
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Does this mean that Microsoft can call anything it wants part of Windows??? I think the fix is in...
Did Brett Glass find the "killer clause"? [Scripting News]
1:09:35 AM
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Cisco.com: The Charlie Rose Interview: Linus Torvalds [Linux Today]
1:03:55 AM
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Wow... Unix is 30. This is a great timeline; I got on board at SunOS 3.0, I think. I don't see Venix, which I remember working with at JPL...

UNIX hits the Big Three-Oh [Slashdot]
12:17:46 AM
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Saturday, November 03, 2001
BOFHs to blame for LAN downtime after all. Guns don't kill people - routers do [The Register]
2:07:16 AM
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InfoWorld says WinXP much slower than Win2K [Slashdot]
2:05:49 AM
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Friday, November 02, 2001
Intel Chips For The Near- And Semi-Near Future [Slashdot]
1:27:18 AM
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Thursday, November 01, 2001
Doc Searles (Linux Journal Senior Editor) reports on the Geek Cruise with RMS (Richard Stallman), Steve "Wordy" Roberts (I used to subscribe to TechNomads a long time ago), and others...
11:29:45 PM
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Interview With the Creators of CRUX and ROOTLinux. 1 Nov 2001: Linux is much more than (the highly marketed) Red Hat or Mandrake. Assuming you got the skills required, a Linux distribution can be created, distributed or sold by anyone. This is what Free Software is all about anyway. Two Sweedish Linux coders are offering their own, home-brewed Linux distros for some months now (with newer versions on the way). Per Lidén has put together CRUX from scratch, while John Eriksson has evolved a lightweight Slackware version to his own ROOTLinux. OSNews inter [RootPrompt.org -- Nothing but Unix]
1:10:39 AM
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WIRED: Windows XP: EXtra Proprietary (Red Hat's Michael Tiemann says "Boycott the Monopolist") [Linux Today]
1:09:47 AM
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Interactive Fiction Competition 2001 [Slashdot]
1:09:12 AM
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John Robb: "Is the US Post Office worth saving?" [Scripting News]
12:30:22 AM
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Pentagon Has a 3-D View to a Kill. The U.S. military is using high-resolution 3-D maps so troops can view battlefields before a mission. By Wired News' Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]
12:28:17 AM
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The Lighter Side of CPAN. Alex Gough takes us on a whirlwind tour around the more esoteric and entertaining areas of the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, and makes some serious points about Perl programming at the same time. [Perl.com Perl.com]
12:27:01 AM
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Jerry Pournelle rolled his truck in Death Valley in 1998 and had to walk out. [Scripting News]
12:26:43 AM
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Mine is, so's my wife and kids...Forget about your birthday ... is your name in pi? [Memepool]
12:22:38 AM
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This is a hoot. ...list of dangerous terrorists. [Scobleizer]
12:16:57 AM
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Business: Sun Micro CEO: Ready for Economic Storm. 20:31 ET - Reuters [NewsBlip.com]
12:15:16 AM
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Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Happy Halloween!!! Here's hoping you have a great day..
Just in case someone wants to have the candy X-Rayed: http://www.snopes2.com/horrors/mayhem/needles.htm
12:06:02 AM

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The Register: Win-XP vs Red Hat 7.2 [Linux Today]
12:02:01 AM
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Tuesday, October 30, 2001
BE CAREFUL - this food is da bomb...?
Reuters: U.S. warns Afghans of yellow cluster bomblets [Robot Wisdom]
11:59:49 PM

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ArabNews: ObL's cave located by pure deduction? [Robot Wisdom]
11:54:09 PM
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Gawd, I miss this... it was pretty cool for it's time.
http://catalog.com/hopkins/images/pizzatool.gif
11:34:25 PM

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Follow the links to catalog.com where you can read Don Hopkins' (Sims/Simcity designer) complaints about X-Windows!!!
PLUS:

The database client/server model (the server machine stores all the data, and the clients beseech it for data) makes sense. The computation client/server model (where the server is a very expensive or experimental supercomputer, and the client is a desktop workstation or portable computer) makes sense. But a graphical client/server model that slies the interface down some arbitrary middle is like Solomon following through with his child-sharing strategy. The legs, heart, and left eye end up on the server, the arms and lungs go to the client, the head is left rolling around on the floor, and blood spurts everywhere.

- The X-Windows Disaster; by Don Hopkins: "This is Chapter 7 of the UNIX-HATERS Handbook. The X-Windows Disaster chapter was written by Don Hopkins." How to make a 50-MIPS Workstation Run Like a 4.77MHz IBM PC


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This is what started this - this article on Slashdot: Maxis Developer on Linux Game Porting [Slashdot]
11:13:14 PM
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NeuStar to Manage .US Registry [Slashdot]
10:34:47 PM
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MS-DOS is Dead??? No, sorry, that's wrong.
9:05:36 PM
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User shows up at tech support pilot fish's cube, complaining about an error message he gets on boot-up. "What does the error message say?" fish asks. "I don't know," user answers.... for the rest - click here at computerworld
9:05:35 PM
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What Do You Know About Databases And XML? [Slashdot]
12:50:03 AM
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The Internet Reached It's Peak Today. The Internet reached it's peak today. Well, not as much today as within a few weeks or months of today, but the idea is there. Windows XP, lousy broadband, the RIAA, sites failing due to lack of funds: everything seems to be going downhill. Perhaps this is the natural evolution of things. [kuro5hin.org]
12:43:20 AM
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Scary stuff...
CounterPunch: Neo-Nazi Wm Pierce predicted many details [Robot Wisdom]
12:36:28 AM

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Monday, October 29, 2001
HDTV On Your PC And Hard Drive [Slashdot]
9:15:57 AM
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It's probably a good thing that someone is doing this....
1:51:18 AM
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Remember when the slogan was "Coke ADDS Life?"
The New Threat: Coca-Cola. From the site cokemachineaccidents.com:This site is dedicated to our dear son and brother Kevin Mackle, who was found dead in his Residence at Keuhner Hall, Bishop's University, Lennoxville Quebec on December 13th 1998, a day of sorrow for us, his family. A toppled Vendo Model Coca-Cola machine which was put in place, unsecured, by the Beaver Foods Company crushed him. [kuro5hin.org]
1:47:33 AM

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UK Telegraph: In case of war, steal (Pakistan's) nukes [Robot Wisdom]
1:45:08 AM
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Report on Shashdot about AMD chips frying with no heatsink; AMD disputes it.
The Report of My Thermal Death Have Been... [Slashdot]
12:25:20 AM

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Robert Scoble writes: Harry Potter Legos. I'm one too, but my son is totally nuts about Harry Potter. He's quite proud of the fact that he's the first kid in his class to get some Harry Potter Legos. (My wife works at Valley Fair Mall and got some of these highly-prized treasures. Already they are the hottest things for putting under the Christmas tree and extremely hard to find -- when I picked up my son from school two parents asked "where did you find those Harry Potter Legos?") [Scobleizer]
Okay, if I've seen this before, they will be featured on various TV shows this week (Rosie O'Donnell or Oprah will GUARANTEE this is a hit).
12:18:55 AM

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From Doc Searle's weblog:

Speaking as one, are the spleenless among us safe from Anthrax? Nubbin: In translating Der Spiegel into English via Babelfish, I discovered that "anthrax" translates to "spleen fire."
Thanks to Kottke for introducing us to Nubbin, BTW. It's an A-1 blog by Ariana French.

This is Alex Cox's original REPO MAN COMIC - if you haven't seen this film, it's extremely weird - one of my favorites...

Okay, we've installed "BlogBack" so anyone can make a comment about any entries... Please give it a try.

We had a pumpkin contest at work on the 31st...

Can you tell this one is by the web designers?	This was GROSS - yes, a real cow's tongue...
Not too bad...	Whatta face...
Some of the others...	And here - the WINNER!

I've been playing with Radio UserLand software; see my new blog site...

from SlashDot (click here for article)

(about the Polaroid Bankruptcy)

(by "neema")

Never! (Score:5, Funny)
by neema on Sunday October 14, @12:03PM (#2427413)
(User #170845 Info | http://neema.redhive.com)
Digital cameras lack something real cameras have. Take the classic blackmail example:

Me: TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SENATOR!
*Neema throws down photos on desk*
Senator: *GASP*
Me: That's right. You. Dancing with the forbidden monkey. Dancing the forbidden dance with the forbidden monkey!
Senator: Please... if these get out, I'll never get reelected. And if I don't get reelected, I can't get the Senator's discount at Ben and Jerry's!
Me: And don't even think of ripping these up! I have copies at home! But, I think we can work something out...
*Senator pulls out check book*

But now, with these god damn digital cameras:

Me: TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SENATOR!
*Neema gently places digital camera on desk, so it doesn't break*
Senator: Yeah, my daughter has one of these.
Me: No, no, no. Argh. It turned off. It does that. Turns off automatically after 3 minutes... ok... gimme that...
*Neema turns on camera, places on desk again*
Me: OK, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SENATOR!
Senator: It's a dog.
Me: Oh yeah, that's my dog Scruffy. Argh. Yeah, press the right arrow. Get past those pictures. Yep, that's Aunt Sally. Come on, a bit faster. ARGH, JUST GIVE IT TO ME!
*Grabs camera, scrolls to incriminating pictures*
Me: THERE YOU ARE! YOU, DANCING THE FORBIDDEN DANCE WITH THE FORBIDDEN MONKEY!
Senator: Please... if these get out, I'll never get reelected. And if I don't get reelected, I can't get the Senator's discount at Ben and Jerry's!
Me: Yeah, well, I'm going to stop by staples to get glossy photo paper and I'll be printing out a bunch of these!
*Senator pulls out check book*

I still like the first situation better.
[ Reply to This | Parent ]

Re:Never! by addaon (Score:2) Sunday October 14, @12:25PM
Re:Never! by torklugnutz (Score:1) Sunday October 14, @12:46PM
Re:Never! (Score:5, Insightful)
by Stanza (stanza23&hotmail,com) on Sunday October 14, @12:38PM (#2427572)
(User #35421 Info | http://stanza.techfocus.net/)
No no no. Your first part is correct, but the second part is all wrong:

Me: TAKE A LOOK AT THESE SENATOR!
*Neema gently places digital camera on desk, so it doesn't break*
Senator: Yeah, my daughter has one of these.

*Grabs camera, scrolls to incriminating pictures*
Me: THERE YOU ARE! YOU, DANCING THE FORBIDDEN DANCE WITH THE FORBIDDEN MONKEY!
Senator: That looks like something my daughter did with Photoshop.
Me: Yeah, well, I'm going to stop by staples to get glossy photo paper and I'll be printing out a bunch of these!
*Senator looks dubious*

From Robert Cringely's InfoWorld column:

"If you bought $1,000 worth of Nortel
stock one year ago, it would now be worth $72. If
you bought $1,000 worth of Budweiser (the beer,
not the stock) one year ago, drank all the beer,
and traded in the cans for the nickel deposit,
you would have $79."

I like this one..

.

Check out the ZOO - Giraffes and giant Bugs are BEST

BEWARE of the MOO-BAT

A Radar Trap to be wary of...

Here's how to get rid of the X10 ads (the spy cam pages that appear behind the web pages you're viewing...

click - HERE -> http://www.x10.com/x10ads.htm

SURVEY: MAJORITY OF WEB USERS ARE
FBI AGENTS POSING AS TEENAGE GIRLS

http://www.satirewire.com/news/0008/satire-fbiteens.shtml

Survey Shows Evolving Web No Longer Dominated by Male Techies

NEW YORK, N.Y. (SatireWire.com) — The Internet reached a demographic milestone this week as a new study revealed that for the first time, the majority of U.S. Internet users are FBI agents posing as teenage girls.

The report, by research firm Media Metrix, marks the first time the demographic group known as "males" has not been in the majority.


According to the survey, which tracked online usage from January through July, 50.4 percent of U.S. Web users -- or nearly 38 million -- are FBI agents posing as teenage girls. That's still below the percentage of FBI agents posing as teenage girls in the overall population, which according to U.S. Census figures is 55.7 percent. However, the report noted that FBI agents posing as teenage girls represent the fastest growing segment of Web users, increasing 185 percent in the past 12 months.

"This study reveals that the Internet has come of age as a practical medium and is no longer dominated by the male techie crowd," said Randall Stinson, editor of American Demographics magazine. `These newcomers are saying, 'The Internet is about more than being a geek. It's about shopping and staying in touch with family and posing as a little girl to apprehend geeks.'"

Web sites catering to teenage girls corroborated the findings. "At least half" of Gurl.com's 1.3 million unique monthly visitors are FBI agents posing as teenage girls, said Gurl.com spokesperson Helen Kattrall. "It's easy to tell the difference," she said. "Real teens chat with each other about boys and school and celebrities. But FBI agents posing as teenage girls are never interested in girl-talk. They tend to write things like, 'Hi, I'm Emily. I'm almost 13, and I'm looking for a father figure willing to cross state lines.'"

In a statement, the FBI disputed the study's findings and insisted its agents are not working on that many cases. However, the bureau conceded it cannot rule out the possibility that some agents are posing as teenage girls in their free time.

In other survey findings:

¤ More than 60 percent of female respondents say cybersex is equivalent to infidelity, but a staggering 92 percent of FBI agents posing as teenage girls approve of cybersex as long as it leads to an arrest and conviction.

¤ Nearly one third of pedophiles say they actually go to teen sites in hopes of meeting FBI agents.

¤ Four out of five men say they watch women's gymnastics and figure skating for the athleticism. Nine out of ten women say they are lying.

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Clueless

from the pages of Computerworld's Shark Tank

User's nine-track tape drive is failing, but it tests out fine with tech support pilot fish's test tape. User's tape is another story - it's so worn, fish can almost see through the mylar. How about some new tapes, fish suggests. "I've been using these tapes every night for 10 years, and they've always worked," grumbles user. "Why should I have to buy new tapes now?"


IT shop receives shipment from remote office with a note: "We found this server in our trailer. It's been sitting there for a year or two. Is it usable or fixable?" Inside, pilot fish finds the "server" - a fully functional uninterruptible power supply.


Investment firm is approaching the go-live date for its new Web site, but the hosting company stalls whenever pilot fish asks to do load testing. Finally, four days before showtime, the hosting vendor says OK, with one restriction: Limit the number of testers. Fish finds out why: "If more than four people are logged in to the server," she reports, "it will crash!"


Clueless with cables I Help desk gets call from exec: His dial-up Internet connection worked fine on Friday, but it's not working now. Pilot fish finds the modem phone line dangling from the back of the laptop. "Oh, I couldn't get that line removed Friday to take my laptop home," exec explains. "So I cut it."


Clueless with cables Ii Upset user calls help desk, complaining he can't access anything on the network. Pilot fish quickly pinpoints the problem: Overly tidy user not wanting network cable cluttering up the floor has tacked it onto a corkboard behind his desk - with a push pin.

Unix Humor?

barely.

Happy Birthday to Tanya - 19 years old today!

I was a film student!!! Here's the result of four years in school...

Different Pink Boys:
I was Once in Guam
Das Veeblefetzer - WINNER of NOawards this year at Cannes!